Re: Viscosity

From: Doug Mitchell (dmitchel@ford.com)
Date: Tue Sep 15 1998 - 17:58:53 EEST

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MYronb3@aol.com wrote:
>
> Can anyone explain viscosity to me. I find it defined two ways.
> Viscosity2 poise= and viscosity cp.(mPa.s).
> different manufacturers use one or the other and unfortunately i do not know
> or can find anyone to explain the difference your help will be greatly
> appreciated, Thanks Bruce Baresel Polymer Design
>
> For more information about the rp-ml, see http://ltk.hut.fi/rp-ml/

Poise is the "old" unit. The current unit for dynamic viscosity
is the pascal-second. The conversion from poise to pascal-second
is:

1 P (poise) = 0.1 Pa-s
1 cP (centipoise) = 1 mPa-s

Hope this helps.

-- Doug Mitchell Ford Motor Company dmitchel@ford.com

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